
An influential Israeli rabbi was on Wednesday found guilty of sexually abusing a minor, public radio said. A Jerusalem court ruled that Zionist rabbi Mordechai Elon had \"inappropriately\" touched a young boy on two separate occasions in 2005, the radio quoted a lawyer as saying. Elon, 53, had repeatedly professed his innocence and pleaded not guilty, saying the charges amounted to \"defamation\". It was unclear when he will be sentenced. Elon is a leading Zionist rabbi and belongs to a branch of Judaism popular among Israeli settlers that distinguishes itself from the country\'s ultra-Orthodox establishment. The rabbi has hosted a weekly television show discussing the Torah and takes an openly anti-homosexual stance. He was head of the Yeshiva HaKotel, a religious seminary located next to the Western Wall in the heart of annexed east Jerusalem\'s Old City, but left in 2006 Source: AFP
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